About the Choir

The Choir of the Sound (COTS) S is a leading community choir in the Puget Sound area, presenting concerts of demanding literature in an innovative and entertaining style. The choir has been recognized through the years for its impressive performances of major choral works. COTS was founded in 1977 by Robert Metzger as the Shoreline Community College Chorale, and assumed its present name in 1980. The Choir’s mission is to provide an outlet for musical expression and artistic performances that are educational, stimulating, and enriching to the cultural life of the community. Tours of Europe in 1983 and 1995 featured performances in Austria, the Czech Republic, and Germany. In November 2005, under the direction of Judy Filibeck, the COTS singers joined four other choirs and two New York City soloists in a performance of Vivaldi’s Gloria at Carnegie Hall.

About the Director

Judy Filibeck has been the Musical Director of the Choir of the Sound since 2004. She has recently retired as Director of Choral Music at Inglemoor High School in Kenmore, Washington, where she conducted five different award-winning choirs. Judy Filibeck graduated from Bemidji State University in Minnesota, and has a Master's degree from the University of Washington and continued to study at the University of Oregon also. She taught for ten years at Seattle Community College and was co-owner of a company that taught goal-setting and self-esteem building techniques across the United States. She has also conducted both church and community choirs and adjudicated many festivals and competitions in the Pacific Northwest.